Rampant COVID-19 vaccine misinformation sees calls for social media monitoring
The discovery of swathes of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on social media platforms has led to calls by scientists for governments…
Short sleep linked to risk of diabetes and hypertension
A recent meta-analysis on insomnia disorder has found that those who regularly sleep for less than six hours a day…
Encouraging findings: Frailty a factor when tailoring type 2 diabetes treatment
Clinicians are more likely to consider age and frailty when treating elderly patients with type 2 diabetes discharged from hospital,…
Scientists urge focus on bacterial genetics to prevent outbreaks and other public health threats
A group of scientists has called for greater collaboration on the study of how bacterial genomes change and evolve over…
Brain Bootcamp: Clearing the fog around dementia awareness
With estimates predicting over one million Australians will be diagnosed with dementia over the next 40 years, a new research…
New field test tool probes magnetic properties to improve malaria diagnosis
A new field test tool developed by an international team of scientists may lead to improved malaria diagnosis in remote…
Women and diploma holders less likely to take COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
Women, those with diplomas, and those who follow “non-traditional” forms of media would be less willing to take the COVID-19…
Newly discovered blood signatures may boost COVID-19 testing and monitoring
Australian scientists have discovered blood signatures in patients with COVID-19 similar to those found in individuals suffering from diabetes and…
COVID-19 may ‘disproportionately affect’ infants over young children, study finds
An international meta-analysis looking at research on COVID-19 in young children has found that infants are more likely to catch…
Take Kare Safe Space: Harm reduction service for at risk revellers delivers $7.5M in benefits, study finds
By Phillip Wadds, UNSW; Anthony Shakeshaft, UNSW, and Christopher Doran, University of Newcastle Our time of social isolation under COVID-19…